Budapest acts to reduce anti-social behaviour in 'party district'

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Authorities in Budapest have begun taking action to reduce anti-social behaviour in the city's 'party district' which has blighted the lives of many residents.

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00:00 Noisy stag parties dropping litter and releasing bodily fluids on the streets.

00:06 This is an average weekend on the streets of the so-called party district of Budapest.

00:11 But local resident Sándor Siksály says it was originally a residential area with schools,

00:17 doctors, offices and people living their lives.

00:20 And his children have been unable to sleep with the noise and anti-social behavior.

00:25 "When you take your children to the kindergarten, it's one thing to get them to a place where

00:30 there is a lot of noise and water, but it's another thing to get them to accept that,

00:35 for example, their parents have used cotton to make their bed, or there was a case in

00:40 the kindergarten where a tourist from Részeg went in and laid down in the kindergarten."

00:48 Many people can't afford to move away because they live in city-owned flats or are too old.

00:53 But the mayor hopes to introduce more cultural events to attract more responsible crowds and

00:58 to inform tourists when they arrive.

01:01 "We will distribute flyers in the airport, and we are already distributing them, so that

01:06 people will be aware that they are facing very serious penalties if they are in public areas,

01:13 if they are not behaving in a respectful manner, if they are wearing garbage, if they are wearing

01:18 a mask, if they are wearing a mask, if they are wearing a mask, if they are wearing a mask.

01:23 Yes, there is preparation for such small films that will tell people what not to do."

01:29 As the municipality is under finance, the local restaurant and nightclub owners have set up

01:34 a fund to help them out.

01:36 They clean the streets after closing time, and they pay for security personnel who are

01:41 patrolling with the official guards of the local council.

01:45 "The so-called 'Bully Square' is just 8 streets away from Zsébet.

01:51 On a busy day, 25-30 thousand people can come here.

01:56 Tourists want to have fun, and residents want peace and quiet.

02:00 The mayor says authorities could help them more, and the guests would obviously like to

02:05 attract as many guests as possible.

02:09 Everyone has a right to their own space, and no one is happy without it.

02:14 One thing is for sure, the problems of Erzsébet will not be solved by good initiatives

02:19 from one day to the next.

02:22 Senuda Nora, Euronews, Budapest."

02:25 (whooshing)

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